How To Install zbar-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zbar-tools on Kali Linux.
What is zbar-tools
zbar-tools is:
ZBar is a library for scanning and decoding bar codes from various sources such as video streams, image files or raw intensity sensors. It supports EAN-13/UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, Code 128, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5 and QR Code.
This package contains basic applications for decoding captured bar code images and using a video4linux device (e.g. webcam) as a bar code scanner.
There are three methods to install zbar-tools on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install zbar-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install zbar-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zbar-toolsInstall zbar-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install zbar-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zbar-toolsInstall zbar-tools Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install zbar-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zbar-toolsHow To Uninstall zbar-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the zbar-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zbar-toolsUninstall zbar-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zbar-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zbar-toolsRemove zbar-tools Configurations and Data
To remove zbar-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zbar-toolsRemove zbar-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zbar-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zbar-toolsDependencies
zbar-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zbar-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.